Section A.  Collaborative Development:  relates to strengthening and sustaining the governance body.

 

        Goal 1:  The Cherokee FOCUS collaborative will have a formalized membership guidelines set in place.

        Benchmark Objective 1.1:  Cherokee FOCUS will have a formalized membership form in place by FY2007.

 

        Goal 2:  The Cherokee FOCUS collaborative will have formalized procedures for collaborative member request.

        Benchmark Objective 2.1:  Cherokee FOCUS will have written procedures for individual collaborative members

                                                  proposing new initiatives to be adopted to by the collaborative partnership by FY2007.

 

        Goal 3:  The Cherokee FOCUS collaborative will reflect the diversity of Cherokee County.

        Benchmark Objective 3.1:  Cherokee FOCUS will establish mechanisms for family members to be more involved

                                                       in the collaborative planning process by FY2007.

 

        Goal 4:  The Cherokee FOCUS collaborative will continue to expand in response to community needs by ensuring

                     financial stability.

        Benchmark Objective 4.1:  The Cherokee FOCUS will obtain a 501(c)3 status for fundraising endeavors requiring

                                                      this status by FY 2007.

 

 

Section B.  Systems Change:  relates to improving policy and practices in decision making, service delivery, financing

                                                 and budgeting)

 

        Goal 1:  The Cherokee FOCUS collaborative will include the Hispanic population of Cherokee County in the

                      planning process.

        Benchmark Objective 1.1:  Identify leaders and family members in the Hispanic community and establish a

                                                    Multicultural Task Force by FY 2007.

        Benchmark Objective 1.2:  Identify and incorporate agencies focusing on the Hispanic community into the

                                                     collaborative process by FY2007.

 

        Goal 2:  Cherokee FOCUS will integrate and involve the Cherokee County families of children with special needs

                     and disabilities, in the collaborative planning process.

        Benchmark Objective 2.1:  Identify leaders and families with special needs or disabilities and establish a Special

                                                 Needs Task Force by FY2008.

        Benchmark Objective 2.2:  Identify resources for the special needs and persons with disabilities in Cherokee

                                                     County and produce resource guide in FY2007.

 

        Goal 3:  Cherokee FOCUS will assist in strengthening the capacity of the community to provide quality childcare for

                     pre-school children in Cherokee County.

        Benchmark Objective 3.1:  Establish a council of pre-k providers in Cherokee County by FY2009.

 

        Goal 4:  The Cherokee FOCUS collaborative will incorporate a cross-section of youth from the community in the

                    decision-making and service delivery of youth programs in Cherokee County.

        Benchmark Objective 4.1:  Establish a Cherokee County Youth Council with youth being nominated by

                                                     collaborative member agencies by FY2008.

 

        Goal 5:  Cherokee FOCUS will ensure that resource information for the families and children of Cherokee County is

                    available and easily accessible.

        Benchmark Objective 5.1:  Comprehensive community resource guide of family and children's services, programs

                                                     and providers to be put into place for Cherokee County by 2007.

 

        Goal 6:  All children of Cherokee county will have access to affordable dental care.

        Benchmark Objective 6.1:  Cherokee FOCUS will assist in establishing a volunteer dental care network by

                                                     FY2007.

 

        Goal 7:  All children of Cherokee County will have the opportunity for a healthy lifestyle.

        Benchmark Objective 7.1:  Cherokee FOCUS will help to establish a task force of youth providers, healthcare

                                                     professionals and families to develop community healthcare initiatives for youth by

                                                    2007.

 

        Goal 8:  Cherokee County will have strong families who are mentally healthy.

        Benchmark Objective 8.1:  Identify leaders, agencies, individuals and family members involved in mental healthcare

                                                  and establish a council by FY2007.

        Benchmark objective 8.2:  Identify mental health resources in Cherokee County and produce resource guide in

                                                FY2007.

 

Section C.  Results for Children and Families

 

        Goal 1:  All families living in Cherokee County will be self-sufficient.

        Benchmark Objective 1.1:  Reduce the unemployment rate within the 14-21 year age group by .5%

 

        Goal 2:  All Cherokee County students will succeed in school.

        Benchmark Objective 2.1:  To decrease the percentage of students absent fifteen or more days from 29.8% to 28%.

In January of 2005, the Cherokee FOCUS Board of Directors and collaborative members met at Reinhardt College to develop a three year strategic plan for Cherokee County.  Implementation of this plan began in Fiscal Year 2006. 

 

Goals and Benchmarks are listed below in the Family Connection Partnership format of  A. Collaborative Development; B. Systems Change; and C. Results for Family and Children.

Cherokee FOCUS ~ P.O. Box 1191 ~ Holly Springs, GA  30142 ~ Ph:  770-345-5483  ~  Fax:  770-345-0209